What’s Happening This Week: March 23, 2020

LA Greater Area

More restaurants are going this route every day, but here are a few of the more delicious highlights right now. Get the details on how to enjoy great restaurant fare at home — and support the great LA places that make it.

We’re talking thousands of movies. Audiobooks, e-books and music. Online classes and courses. And that’s just the beginning. Your LA Library card brings it all into your home, just where you need it to be right now. Check it out.

Just because you can’t mingle doesn’t mean you can’t go outside. Recharge your spirits with a ramble through the local neighborhood. If yours happens to be near the LA River, here are some cool highlights to take in along the way.

Los Angeles was the birthplace of the mesmerizingly dark, psychological crime genre one French critic dubbed film noir. It started when the city’s scandalous early days inspired crime novelists … whose books inspired films. As this list shows, noir still fascinates.

No, you can’t dine in at your favorite restaurants. But many of them are still open for take-out service—and they could really use your business. So, if you’re tired of cooking, check this comprehensive guide from the SF Chronicle listing what restaurants are still offering food either for pick-up or delivery.

Let’s face it: We all have a little more time for home projects these days. Fortunately, hardware stores are one of the few businesses to remain open during the coronavirus shutdown. Here’s a list of 16 of the best ones in San Francisco. And remember: Most of them carry a surprisingly diverse inventory of goods that goes well beyond power tools.